Chapter 144 Professional Knowledge

“Impossible…Impossible…”

"All the articles I read say that the Dragon Kingdom will collapse soon. How can it possibly be the second largest country in the world in the future?!"

"Those economic experts, those academic masters...are they all talking nonsense?"

Adam still couldn't believe the incredible fact.

But when he thought about it carefully, although the Western media were carrying out negative propaganda day after day, there seemed to be no sign that what those experts said would come true.

All in all, the collapse is over.

That country has been "collapsing", becoming stronger and stronger, and bigger and bigger.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Li Qing couldn't help laughing: "What economic experts... Actually, they are all comrades in our 'bureau'!"

The "game" he mentioned actually refers to the later very popular online joke, the strategic deception game.

According to that joke, those Western scholars who promoted the "Dragon Country Collapse Theory" were actually outstanding fighters working on a special front. They were underground comrades who deceived Western powers into relaxing their vigilance and creating a good development environment for the motherland.

But to Adam, these words seemed to be very meaningful:

"Bureau? What bureau?"

Adam couldn't help but have great doubts about Li Qing's identity and origin.

This is indeed questionable:

The technology team's intelligence capabilities are extremely powerful. In their eyes, ordinary people are like little girls without clothes, with almost no privacy.

The identities of Giorno, Mista and others were exposed to their technical means within a few minutes, and only Li Qing...

This mysterious oriental man seemed to have suddenly fallen from the sky this morning, and seemed to have left no trace in this world.

"Even our technology and intelligence capabilities can't find any information about him. Could it be..."

Adam could not help thinking:

"This Li Qing is actually an agent from a special department?"

"Yes... If that's the case, he can indeed know information that is difficult for many people to obtain... And this information is also a kind of 'knowledge' in a sense."

"If he keeps asking me questions with this kind of knowledge, there's no way I'll win!"

At this moment, Adam realized the power of his opponent.

He couldn't help feeling nervous.

"No... calm down... even if that's the case, the knowledge he can master is definitely limited."

"My knowledge reserves are definitely greater than his. As long as we keep asking each other questions, his reserves will be exhausted sooner or later!"

Adam's expression turned serious.

He knew that from now on, the questions he asked had to leave the other party unable to answer.

Li Qing's expression remained calm:

As a time traveler who can see into the next twenty years, he can ask many more unanswerable questions like the one just now.

Since Adam couldn't answer them anyway, he just had to answer any question correctly to win in the end.

Through the observation just now, Li Qing discovered that the questions Adam asked Fugo were nothing more than some popular science knowledge.

Although the questions may be rather obscure, they are nothing more than common sense questions about astronomy, geography, humanities and the environment.

Li Qing asked himself that he had also been baptized by the information age and had much more knowledge than the "ancients", so it was impossible for him to not be able to answer even one question.

then…

Under Li Qing's calm gaze, the power to ask questions was passed to Adam.

Since Adam had already failed in the first round of answering, if the question he asked was answered by Li Qing, he would be eliminated directly:

“Q: Why can’t we just use ordinary least squares to estimate the parameters of a simultaneous equation model?”

“…”

" ???"

Li Qing looked confused:

What he is saying...

Why is it that I know every single word, but can’t understand them when put together?

Wait… Weren’t you asking Fuge about common knowledge before? How come it becomes professional knowledge when it comes to me?!

That's right, Adam is serious.

Although he was described by the professor as being knowledgeable but not specialized, as a serious technician, he still possessed a lot of hard-core professional knowledge.

If Li Qing had no learning experience in this area, he would not be able to answer such a question at all.

that's all…

With Li Qing looking confused, the one-minute time limit passed.

"Wrong answer."

"The first round ends and the second round begins."

"Li Qing, please ask your question. The time limit is one minute."

Neither Adam nor Li Qing could answer each other 's questions, so it was Li Qing's turn to ask questions.

“Damn it…”

A trace of cold sweat quietly seeped out of Li Qing's forehead:

"I had forgotten that this guy claimed to be a technician from the technology team."

"If he asked me such professional questions, I would not be able to answer them... I have no choice but to endure it."

He had no choice but to continue asking questions:

“Q: Who will be the next president of the United States?”

"oh?"

Adam's pupils shrank.

Even the candidate for the next US president can be known in advance. He can't help but be shocked by the terrifying intelligence capabilities of the forces behind Li Qing.

But at the same time, he was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning.

Because he had already noticed from Li Qing's guilty look that this guy was simply unable to answer the professional questions he raised.

Since neither side can answer the other's questions, the next competition is who can raise more difficult questions.

"I have no idea."

Adam simply gave up answering.

Then, he calculated Li Qing's weakness and casually asked an entry-level professional question:

“Q: Please briefly describe how DNS works.”

"What a brief description..."

Li Qing felt overwhelmed and even cursed in his mind:

"I studied liberal arts, how can I answer this kind of question?!"

There was no other way, Li Qing could only choose to give up again.

The second round is over.

By the third and fourth rounds, the battle still had no end.

Li Qing repeatedly and magically demonstrated the "powerful intelligence capabilities" of a "mysterious force" behind him, but Adam easily blocked Li Qing's offensive with some entry-level network security knowledge:

“Q: How does the Address Resolution Protocol work?”

“Q: How does the Reverse Address Translation Protocol work?”

Li Qing couldn't answer at all.

The game reached the fifth round, and he could only try to ask a tricky question as a delaying tactic.

"I have no idea."

Adam gave up the answering power in the fifth round cleanly.

Then, he looked at Li Qing, whose forehead was already covered with cold sweat, with a joking expression, and said with a relaxed smile:

"Give up, I've seen through your tricks!"

"You are simply making bold predictions about the future based on information that is difficult for ordinary people to know. This makes it difficult for me to answer."

"But how much such intelligence can we have?"

"I can easily ask you a hundred professional questions that you can't answer, but what about you? Can you guarantee that your predictions about the future will always be correct?"

The so-called fair challenge was actually unfair from the beginning.

Most people with broad knowledge are not as professional as Adam, while people with professional expertise are unlikely to be as broad-minded as Adam.

He has more knowledge than anyone else. Even if he meets an opponent who can fight a protracted battle, he will be the winner in the end.

“Damn it…”

Li Qing clenched his fists tightly, and sweat gradually seeped out of his palms:

I have to say, Adam is right.

The future he talked about was actually the future of his world, which might not be accurate in this different world.

If there is any difference, the person who raised the question will be directly judged as a failure by "Knowing".

This is like walking on a tightrope, and every step may cause him to fall into the abyss.

"At least, at least find a way to answer the last question!"

"If I can't answer even one question, I will definitely lose before the other party in the end!"

Li Qing was already starting to get nervous.

But the reality is this, too cruel to change:

Being uneducated means being uneducated. Professional knowledge that requires serious study to master cannot be figured out by one person on the spur of the moment.

Then, in Li Qing's slightly uneasy gaze...

Adam asked another casual question:

"Q: Based on the brand certification confirmed by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance this year, what is the official name of a certain short-range wireless transmission technology created in the IEEE 802.11 standard?"

After he asked this question, he ignored Li Qing.

Because Adam knew that Li Qing would definitely not be able to answer this question.

The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance was only established this year, and the official name of the technology is currently only known by industry insiders.

Sure enough, it was just as Adam thought...

After hearing this question, Li Qing showed a confused expression again as before.

"If you can't answer, just move on to the next round."

Adam crossed his legs leisurely and urged casually:

"I know you know nothing about the Internet. If you can't answer, don't waste your time."

"Wait..." Li Qing still refused to give up.

The idea proposed by Adam sounded very lofty, but Li Qing vaguely felt that he seemed to know the answer:

"Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance? I've never heard of it."

"But when it comes to short-range wireless transmission technology..."

"Could it be..."

As a person who is addicted to his mobile phone, how could Li Qing not know those four letters that are almost engraved into his soul:

"Wi-Fi?"